Information About the Area from our Experts

Traffic & Commuting

Gwinnett student renters typically search through the Atlanta and Athens metropolitan areas for an apartment, but I would recommend staying close in Lawrenceville. There isn’t anywhere within close range that has more apartment listings (although Duluth and Norcross are in the same ballpark), and for convenience it simply can’t be beat. Gwinnett isn’t exactly in the downtown area of Lawrenceville (15 mins from the city center), but 316 (University Parkway) still make it an easy commute from anywhere in the city.

Nightlife

As a technical school, Gwinnett doesn’t have the housing, campus life, or nightlife you would find at an ordinary university campus. To get the “typical” college experience, Gwinnett students have to travel outside of Lawrenceville. Fortunately, Atlanta is just a half hour away, and the state’s ultimate college city (and home of UGA), Athens, is 45 minutes away on University Parkway, fittingly enough. There’s nightlife aplenty in these two cities, from bars filled with trendy young professionals to underground clubs and concert venues that no one else has heard of. Even if they have to go a little further to attain it, great nightlife is definitely available for Gwinnett students.